SOLUTION: WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR A TRIANGLE WHEN YOU HAVE THE LENGTH OF 2 SIDES AND YOUR TRYING TO FIND THE OTHER SIDE?

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Question 12114: WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR A TRIANGLE WHEN YOU HAVE THE LENGTH OF 2 SIDES AND YOUR
TRYING TO FIND THE OTHER SIDE?
Answer by rapaljer(4551) About Me  (Show Source):
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Are you thinking of a RIGHT triangle? If so, then according to the Theorem of Pythagoras, if a and b are legs, and c is the hypotenuse, then a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2.

If it is NOT a right triangle, then you would need to know more information about triangle.

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